A former prostitute who in 2007 claimed she had a sexual relationship with Sen. David Vitter now tells an investigative blogger that the politician fathered a child with her, but statements by Wendy Ellis in some legal documents cast doubt on some of her claim.

The allegation is part of a lengthy interview conducted by Jason Berry, author of the American Zombie blog.

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Ellis says Vitter -- who is a candidate for governor -- asked her to terminate the pregnancy when she allegedly told him he was the father. She chose to have the child, she said, and then placed the baby up for adoption.

Ellis said Vitter is the only man with whom she was sexually involved at the time of the pregnancy. Their relationship then ended, she said.

In the interview, Ellis claims she met Vitter when he was a state representative in the late 1990s and he paid a visit to the brothel where she worked.

Ellis told Berry that she was coming forward a second time because she believes she is dying of lupus. Her latest interview -- eight years after her story was featured in Hustler magazine -- includes some information that contradicts that 2007 report.

Ellis said some of what was published initially was inaccurate. The Hustler item alleged that Vitter and Ellis maintained a relationship for about four or five months; In Berry's report, Ellis claims three years.

There are other changes to the story by Ellis, as well, and she characterizes the reporting in 2007 as "misconstrued."

She remains, to date, the figure most closely identified with allegations that have dogged the longtime politician.

Ellis has a checkered legal past, which includes felony fraud and forgery convictions. Berry's report does not indicate that any physical evidence of the child was presented, but an interview segment added to The American Zombie on Saturday night includes new detail from Ellis on the birth of the child, which she said happened in 2000.

An earlier WDSU report noted that Ellis was incarcerated in Arkansas for much of 2001 and 2002. Ellis acknowledges that as well in the added material, and says her relationship with Vitter ended during her pregnancy -- prior to the jail term.

Court records related to that same case show Ellis appealing for early release. In a letter to an Arkansas judge, which is entered into the legal record, she writes: "I was accused of working for an escort service and stripping. Yes, I danced, as I told you, but I never worked for an escort service."

The same letter notes that Ellis was being treated for acute lymphoma leukemia, with seven months of radiation and chemotherapy treatments beginning in early 1999, and speaks to a serious and long-term romantic relationship with a man in Florida "within a year" of entering remission.

There is no indication in the letter as to whether the Florida relationship involved sexual activity or how often Ellis was in Florida -- a significant point, since Ellis told Berry she was exclusively sexually active with Vitter at the time she became pregnant.

Vitter would eventually admit only to a "serious sin," and has not specifically addressed any personal failings, nor admitted to involvement with Ellis or any other woman. Reports suggesting marital infidelity and use of escort services date back more than a decade.

On Saturday, a spokesman for the Vitter campaign adamantly denied the allegations, saying there is "zero legitimacy" to the claims, which come in the waning days of the race for governor.

Recent polls show Vitter and State Rep. John Bel Edwards leading a field of nine candidates for governor, with the duo likely to advance to a runoff election in November.

Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle are the only two other candidates polling in double digits.

Editor's note: A previous version of this report stated that Ellis' incarceration in 2001 and 2002 appeared to be in conflict with the timeline of her alleged relationship with Vitter. Ellis claims she ended that relationship during her pregnancy in 2000, prior to her jail term. This report has also been updated to clarify that Ellis began a relationship "within a year" of entering remission.